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Victor Smorgon passes away
Victor Smorgon, a giant of Australian industry, died this morning, aged
96.
Mr Smorgon, whose business empire comprised meat exports, plastics, glass and steel, was also a well known patron of the arts in charities in Australia.
A statement from his family said they are "are all deeply saddened by his passing away peacefully in the early hours of this morning."
Mr Smorgon ''was always highly grateful to Australia for the opportunities this country afforded him and gave generously to hospitals, schools and the arts, particularly in Victoria,'' according to the statement from his foundation.
''A great Australian industrialist and a true family man, Victor is profoundly missed by his large family and we are all grateful for the kind words that have been conveyed to us today.''
Born in 1913 in Heidelberg, Ukraine, he spent his childhood in Russia where he was exposed to poverty, starvation and anti-semitic attacks against his family.
His family migrated to Australia and settled in Melbourne when he was a teenager.
A kosher butcher shop established by his father and uncles in Carlton became the foundation of the Smorgon businesses, which included Smorgon Steel, once the leading producer of steel in Australia.
Smorgon was acquired by OneSteel in mid-2007, according to Hoovers.com.
A kosher butcher shop established by his father Norman and uncles in Carlton became the foundation of the giant enterprise that Mr Smorgon expanded into meat exporting, plastics, glass, steel, paper, forestry and property.
Asked to explain the phenomenal growth and diversification of Smorgon Consolidated Industries, Mr Smorgon once famously said: "If you can make sausages, you can make anything".
As his business empire grew, he also became well-known for his philanthropy in medicine and the arts, with millions of dollars donated to the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, the Victorian Arts Centre and the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre among others.
Mr Smorgon married Loti Kiffer at the East Melbourne synagogue in 1937, and the couple had four daughters. Mrs Smorgon because a respected art collector and patron, and in 1995, the Smorgons donated 154 contemporary Australian works to Sydney's Museum of Contemporary Art.
Smorgon was acquired by OneSteel in mid-2007, according to Hoovers.com.
Mr Smorgon, whose business empire comprised meat exports, plastics, glass and steel, was also a well known patron of the arts in charities in Australia.
A statement from his family said they are "are all deeply saddened by his passing away peacefully in the early hours of this morning."
Mr Smorgon ''was always highly grateful to Australia for the opportunities this country afforded him and gave generously to hospitals, schools and the arts, particularly in Victoria,'' according to the statement from his foundation.
''A great Australian industrialist and a true family man, Victor is profoundly missed by his large family and we are all grateful for the kind words that have been conveyed to us today.''
Born in 1913 in Heidelberg, Ukraine, he spent his childhood in Russia where he was exposed to poverty, starvation and anti-semitic attacks against his family.
His family migrated to Australia and settled in Melbourne when he was a teenager.
A kosher butcher shop established by his father and uncles in Carlton became the foundation of the Smorgon businesses, which included Smorgon Steel, once the leading producer of steel in Australia.
Smorgon was acquired by OneSteel in mid-2007, according to Hoovers.com.
A kosher butcher shop established by his father Norman and uncles in Carlton became the foundation of the giant enterprise that Mr Smorgon expanded into meat exporting, plastics, glass, steel, paper, forestry and property.
Asked to explain the phenomenal growth and diversification of Smorgon Consolidated Industries, Mr Smorgon once famously said: "If you can make sausages, you can make anything".
As his business empire grew, he also became well-known for his philanthropy in medicine and the arts, with millions of dollars donated to the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, the Victorian Arts Centre and the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre among others.
Mr Smorgon married Loti Kiffer at the East Melbourne synagogue in 1937, and the couple had four daughters. Mrs Smorgon because a respected art collector and patron, and in 1995, the Smorgons donated 154 contemporary Australian works to Sydney's Museum of Contemporary Art.
Smorgon was acquired by OneSteel in mid-2007, according to Hoovers.com.
